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My ‘difficult’ patient made my heart sink. But what happens when doctors are part of the problem? | Ranjana Srivastava
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">One in six patients is deemed to be dissatisfied and demanding. But to prevent difficult medical problems from being redefined as difficult patients, doctors need help</p>
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<p dir="auto">drugs...</p>
]]></description><link>https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/22153945</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://isurg.org/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/22153945</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bluegrass_addict@lemmy.ca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:04:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to My ‘difficult’ patient made my heart sink. But what happens when doctors are part of the problem? on Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:14:20 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">And this doctor still sounds arrogant and hand-waves away the root cause as patient issues, disregarding how often doctors simply don't listen and choose simplistic answers.</p>
<p dir="auto">Wow, just wow.</p>
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